Sofirn SP10 V3 Flashlight Review
The Sofirn SP10 V3 is a dual-fuel (14500/AA) flashlight with a simple user interface and great emitter choice too! An all-around great one!
Short Review
Just like I loved the Sofirn SC21, I love the Sofirn SP10 V3, too. What a great little flashlight. I would argue that the SP10 V3 is probably better than the SC21 though because it can run both lithium-ion and primary AA-sized cells too!
Long Review
The Big Table
| Sofirn SP10 V3 Flashlight (Set) | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | Samsung LH351d (90 CRI) |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $20.99 |
| Cell: | 1×14500 |
| Turbo Runtime Graph | High Runtime Graph |
| LVP? | With lithium-ion: Warning (double blink) around 3V With 1.5V cell: Does not seem to have LVP |
| Switch Type: | E-Switch |
| Quiescent Current (mA): | 0.12 |
| On-Board Charging? | Separate charger (micro-USB) |
| Charge Port Type: | Separate charger uses micro-USB |
| Charge Graph | |
| Power off Charge Port | – |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 1000 |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 910 (91% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 5.5 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | 121 |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 307lux @ 4.13m = 5236cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 144.7 (119.6% of claim)^ |
| Item provided for review by: | Sofirn |
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| Sofirn SP10-V3 (Set) | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | Samsung LH351d (90 CRI) |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $20.99 |
| Cell: | 1xAA |
| Turbo Runtime Graph | |
| LVP? | |
| Switch Type: | E-Switch |
| Quiescent Current (mA): | 0.05 |
| On-Board Charging? | Yes |
| Charge Port Type: | – |
| Power off Charge Port | – |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 300 |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 280 (93.3% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 5.7 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | 61 |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 103lux @ 3.779m = 1471cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 76.7 (125.7% of claim)^ |
| Item provided for review by: | Sofirn |
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^ Measurement disclaimer: I am an amateur flashlight reviewer. I don’t have $10,000 or even $1,000 worth of testing equipment. I test output and such in PVC tubes!! Please consider claims within 10% of what I measure to be perfectly reasonable (accurate, even).
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Sofirn SP10 V3 Flashlight Review
- Short Review
- Long Review
- The Big Table
- What’s Included
- Package and Manual
- Build Quality and Disassembly
- Size and Comps
- Retention and Carry
- Power and Runtime
- Charging
- Modes and Currents
- Pulse Width Modulation
- User Interface and Operation
- LED and Beam
- LED Color Report (CRI and CCT)
- Beamshots
- Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b version) (affiliate link)
- Conclusion
- Notes
Notes
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